Title: Disable WP Comments
Author: GenialSouls
Published: <strong>December 12, 2019</strong>
Last modified: September 21, 2026

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# Disable WP Comments

 By [GenialSouls](https://profiles.wordpress.org/genialsouls/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-wp-comments.1.2.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-comments/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-comments/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-comments/#installation)
 * [Development](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-comments/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-comments/)

## Description

>  **Show, Hide, Close WP Comments**

This plugin provides three focused comment modes for supported post types:

 * **Show** keeps normal WordPress comment behavior.
 * **Hide** suppresses comment presentation while leaving comments open.
 * **Close** prevents new comments while preserving existing comments.

You can also hide the Comments menu from the WordPress dashboard and admin bar.

## Installation

Here are few steps to follow:

 1. Upload `disable-wp-comments` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Select Disable WP Comments from the WordPress menu to open the settings.
 4. Select the post types to which the comment setting should apply.
 5. That’s it. You’re ready to go!

## FAQ

### Can I restore comments after disabling them?

Yes. Set the mode to Show for the relevant post types.

### Can I re open comments after closing them?

Yes. Set the mode to Show for the relevant post types.

### What is the difference between Hide and Close?

Hide changes comment presentation but leaves comments open. Close prevents new comments
while keeping existing comments. Neither mode deletes comments.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Disable WP Comments” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ GenialSouls ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/genialsouls/)
 *   [ qsheeraz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qsheeraz/)

[Translate “Disable WP Comments” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-wp-comments)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-wp-comments/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-wp-comments/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-wp-comments/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-wp-comments/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.2.0 – 2026-09-21

 * Modernized compatibility with current WordPress and PHP runtimes.
 * Hardened settings validation, sanitization, and output handling.
 * Improved block editor compatibility and PHP 8.x behavior.
 * Clarified the Show, Hide, and Close settings interface and behavior.
 * Removed obsolete promotional and remote resources.

#### 1.1.1 – 08/02/2023

 * Update: Quality check done.
 * Fix: Minor bugs fixed.

#### 1.1 – 27/10/2020

 * New: Disable Gutenberg Comments block.
 * Update: Compatible with 2020 theme.
 * Fix: Bugs fixed.

#### 1.0 – 12/12/2019

First release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.0**
 *  Last updated **4 days ago**
 *  Active installations **100+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 5.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-comments/)
 * Tags
 * [close](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/close/)[comments](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)
   [disable](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable/)[hide](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide/)
   [show](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/show/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-comments/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ GenialSouls ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/genialsouls/)
 *   [ qsheeraz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qsheeraz/)

## Support

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